| Summary | Smiley denial of service |
|---|---|
| Date | 2010-02-18 |
| CVE Number | CVE-2010-0423 |
| Discovered By | Antti Hayrynen |
| Fixed In Release | 2.6.6 |
oCERT notified us about a problem in Pidgin, where a large amount of processing time will be used when inserting many smileys into an IM or chat window. This should not cause a crash, but Pidgin can become unusably slow.
A limit was added for the maximum number of smileys allowed in a conversation.